Nonstop flight route between Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Ternopil, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°31'29"N by 25°41'59"E)
Distance from RCA to TNL:
5,266.62 miles (8,475.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota, United States and Ternopil (TNL), Ternopil, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,267 miles (or 8,476 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Ellsworth Air Force Base and Ternopil, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Ellsworth Air Force Base and Ternopil. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCA / KRCA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°8'47"N by 103°4'28"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from RCA |
| More Information: | RCA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TNL / UKLT |
| Airport Name: | Ternopil |
| Location: | Ternopil, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°31'29"N by 25°41'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | KP "Ternopilaviaavtotrans" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1073 feet (327 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TNL |
| More Information: | TNL Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA):
- The base experienced one of its worst peacetime tragedies in March 1953 when an RB-36 and its entire crew of 23 crashed in Newfoundland while returning from a routine exercise in Europe.
- Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base.
- In 1986, the base and the 28 BMW made extensive preparations to phase out the aging B-52 fleet and become the second home for the advanced B-1B Lancer.
- The furthest airport from Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,579 miles (17,026 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) is Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of RCA.
- In addition to being known as "Ellsworth Air Force Base", another name for RCA is "Ellsworth AFB".
- The 740th AC&W Squadron began operations in 1955 with AN/MPS-7 search radar, and initially the station functioned as a Ground-Control Intercept and warning station.
- The airfield was again temporarily shut down from September 1946 – March 1947 and underwent a major construction program to upgrade the temporary wartime facilities to that of a permanent base.
Facts about Ternopil (TNL):
- The closest airport to Ternopil (TNL) is Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) SW of TNL.
- The furthest airport from Ternopil (TNL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,320 miles (18,217 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Ternopil (TNL) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.04 miles (11.33 km) S | Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States |     |
| 2 | 41.93 miles (67.49 km) WNW | Black Hills Airport (SPF) | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | |
| 3 | 82.62 miles (132.96 km) SSE | Pine Ridge Airport (XPR) | Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 4 | 90.44 miles (145.55 km) S | Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) | Chadron, Nebraska, United States | |
| 5 | 122.78 miles (197.60 km) W | Gillette–Campbell County Airport (GCC) | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 138.94 miles (223.59 km) E | Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 142.03 miles (228.58 km) N | Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM) | Bowman, North Dakota, United States | |
| 8 | 145.26 miles (233.77 km) S | Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 148.71 miles (239.33 km) SW | Converse County Airport (DGW) | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 153.78 miles (247.49 km) SSW | Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | |
| 11 | 154.79 miles (249.12 km) SE | Miller Field (VTN) | Valentine, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 159.20 miles (256.21 km) S | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | |
| 13 | 162.60 miles (261.68 km) NE | Mobridge Municipal Airport (MBG) | Mobridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 14 | 183.63 miles (295.52 km) N | Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) | Dickinson, North Dakota, United States | |
| 15 | 188.89 miles (303.99 km) SE | Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) | Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,579.32 miles (17,025.72 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,460.72 miles (16,834.85 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,437.71 miles (16,797.83 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,415.77 miles (16,762.51 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,301.11 miles (16,577.99 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,292.17 miles (16,563.61 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,268.77 miles (16,525.95 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,252.53 miles (16,499.80 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,244.09 miles (16,486.22 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,200.19 miles (16,415.58 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,193.03 miles (16,404.05 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,186.88 miles (16,394.16 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,186.40 miles (16,393.38 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,176.73 miles (16,377.83 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,162.30 miles (16,354.60 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.68 miles (102.48 km) SW | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 80.47 miles (129.50 km) WNW | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 88.41 miles (142.28 km) S | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 130.43 miles (209.90 km) SSE | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 5 | 144.70 miles (232.88 km) ENE | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 149.93 miles (241.29 km) SE | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 7 | 164.46 miles (264.68 km) SW | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 8 | 168.99 miles (271.96 km) WNW | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 9 | 177.05 miles (284.93 km) NW | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| 10 | 179.89 miles (289.51 km) SW | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 11 | 184.51 miles (296.94 km) SSE | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania | |
| 12 | 195.04 miles (313.88 km) NNW | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 13 | 204.41 miles (328.97 km) NNW | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 14 | 210.31 miles (338.45 km) WSW | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 15 | 210.83 miles (339.30 km) SSW | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,319.53 miles (18,216.97 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,882.49 miles (17,513.63 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,872.54 miles (17,497.61 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,868.33 miles (17,490.84 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,848.80 miles (17,459.41 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,847.19 miles (17,456.82 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,841.53 miles (17,447.70 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,833.38 miles (17,434.59 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,819.75 miles (17,412.66 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,814.13 miles (17,403.62 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,807.44 miles (17,392.85 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,805.40 miles (17,389.55 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,804.50 miles (17,388.12 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,799.39 miles (17,379.89 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,798.04 miles (17,377.72 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |